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Consumer confidence index surges in December

Newsvine - business  Tue, 12/27/2011 - 09:01

Americans are gaining faith that the economy is on the upswing.


 

Illinois Pension Bonds to Test Investors’ Faith

NYT > Business  Thu, 02/17/2011 - 22:00

The state hopes to sell $3.7 billion of bonds to make this year’s contribution to its teetering pension fund, adding to its already heavy debt load.


 

Want to win the lottery? You're better off with blackjack

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 04/13/2010 - 16:30

In these hard times, gambling and lottery revenues are up, with people putting their faith and a little bit of money toward these get-rich-quick schemes.

While WalletPop in no way endorses gambling or playing the lottery, we were curious to find out what are the odds when putting some cash toward making money fast.


 

Dissecting the Dollar Re-Design Project

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 11/10/2009 - 23:50

With faith in the US dollar hitting new lows, some believe the solution lies not in politics, but in design.

But rather than merely arguing for a new-look dollar, The architect of the dollar redesign project turned to social media and the web for a solution.


 

Big Universities Report Steep Investment Losses

NYT > Business  Tue, 09/22/2009 - 17:13

But many endowments continue to place their faith in high-risk alternatives like hedge funds, private equity and real estate.


 

Seven lessons from the financial meltdown

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 09/15/2009 - 05:19

The collapse of Lehman Bros. in September 2008 marked the beginning of a global financial crisis on a scale unseen since the Great Depression.<br /><br />Here is a look at milestones of the economic crisis and events leading up to it.The Panic of 2008 upended much of the financial “conventional wisdom” most individuals took on faith.


 

Kuwait fund: No plans to sell Citi, Merrill stakes

Topix - Business News  Mon, 09/07/2009 - 00:43

Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund says it has no plans to sell off the stakes it took in Citigroup and Merrill Lynch because it has faith in the U.S. banks' long-term potential.


 

6 Innovative Banks That Change Online Banking

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:50

The following are six innovative banks whose technology is changing banking forever and restoring our faith in banking institutions.


 

Consumer confidence falls in June

Topix - Business News  Wed, 07/01/2009 - 05:50

NEW YORK -- Americans - whose hope for the economy had been rising since March - unexpectedly lost faith this month, pushing down a widely watched barometer.The New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 49.3, down from its revised May level of 54.8.Because consumer spending accounts for more than ...


 

Consumer confidence slips in June

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 06/30/2009 - 09:12

Americans — whose hope for the economy had been rising since March — are starting to lose faith, pushing down a widely watched barometer of sentiment in June.